More equal but not so fair: an analysis of Brazilian income distribution from 1995 to 2009

Erik Figueiredo and Jose Luis Netto Junior

Empirical Economics, 2014, vol. 46, issue 4, 1325-1337

Abstract: This study measures unfair inequality in Brazil between 1995 and 2009. To achieve that, we used the statistical tool developed by Almås et al. (J Public Econ 95:488–499, 2011 ) and the concept of “responsibility-sensitive” fairness proposed by Bossert (Math Soc Sci 29:1–17, 1995 ), Konow (J Econ Behav Organ 31(1):13–35, 1996 ) and Cappelen and Tungodden (Fairness and the proportionality principle, Discussion paper SAM 31/2007. Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, 2007 ). The results indicate that the fairness level in Brazil remained unchanged throughout the analyzed period. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

Keywords: Income distribution; Unfairness; D31; D63; J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s00181-013-0714-5

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